This is my account of our day-to-day life in the French Pyrénées, initially in the unspoilt Ariège department and then further west along the chain, where wild boar and deer are prevalent, where birds of prey call as they circle overhead catching the thermals, where wild produce is available in abundance and where both the summer and the winter outdoor sports enthusiast is spoilt for choice!

Sunday, 30 May 2010

Moth identification

Last night, I encountered the biggest moth I have ever seen in my life. Its wingspan was at least 6 inches - it was stunning, but I have been unable to identify it. Anybody got any ideas?

It looked like it had been in the wars as a chunk of it's wing was missing.

It's been really stormy here today, but after spending much of the day indoors doing various stuff, I eventually got out with the pooch for a wild, wet and windy stretch of the legs up to the Cap de Carmil.